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Caudle, Kyle – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2010
In late October 1967, the USS Scorpion was lost at sea, somewhere between the Azores and Norfolk Virginia. Dr. Craven of the U.S. Navy's Special Projects Division is credited with using Bayesian Search Theory to locate the submarine. Bayesian Search Theory is a straightforward and interesting application of Bayes' theorem which involves searching…
Descriptors: Simulation, Probability, Mathematical Applications, Problem Solving
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Nicolaou, Christiana T.; Nicolaidou, Iolie; Zacharia, Zacharias; Constantinou, Constantinos P. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2007
This article reports on a research effort that investigated whether the use of Microcomputer-Based Labs (MBLs), implemented within an inquiry-based activity sequence on phase transformations (melting and freezing), contributes to the development of fourth grade (9-10 year-old) students' conceptual understanding and ability to construct and…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Formation
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Hood, B. James – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
Reported is an approach to teaching the use of Macintosh computers to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students within the context of a simplified model of scientific research including proposal, data collection and analyses, and presentation of findings. Word processing, graphing, statistical, painting, and poster software were sequentially…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Educational Strategies